Age 40+

[StormTrooper]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Thanks - I'm glad to still be here (or anywhere) -

Congratulations on your soon to be new purchase -

Now, about that gray beard of yours -

Always good to still be upright and breathing.

Thanks, although my local dealer apparently sent everyone on the list besides me a notice about cars coming in (market is stupid right now)

[ScoobsMcGee]

Originally Posted by diddiyo

Hello all,


i'm "only" 37, but have had a C5Z06 for over ten years now. so by now i'm kinda done with the midlife crisis car thing


i'm strongly considering a GR86 since I moved to the city and have no space for two cars anymore. I also have a Fiesta ST which was my daily until i moved a few weeks ago. Not really using either car these days... but i still want a fun car for a nice drive on the weekend during summer and the occasional daily duties.

A 2015 Fiesta ST is still the most fun car (stock) I have ever owned. It complimented the BRZ well. For me, the BRZ encouraged me to be a more precise driver while the FiST just wanted to be driven like a lunatic.

[shit4brains]

Originally Posted by McMCOO

53 and getting a daily driver/toy on a cash budget aligned with my retirement goals. I don't go into debt for cars. We budget for a new car every 5 years instead of taking out a 60 month loan. This is where I was going to proclaim I don't care what people think. Wwweeeelllll...

Confession: Picking Toyota over Subaru was in part due to my bias again Subaru as a hoon symbol, and my bias towards Toyota as more mature. Biases are what they are. They don't have to be correct!

The rest of the decision was the front end and Neptune blue.

Im 54.....just got mine....love it....still trying to figure out the electronics....and getn a cushion for that hard ass seat

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[shit4brains]

Originally Posted by joeDoe

just curious who here is age 40+, getting a GR86. :-) I am 45, so not sure if too old for a GR86. I know this car is focus toward the younger audience.

Im 54, just got mine, 43k and paid it off, a lil different than my 79 Triumph Spitfire, 15 geni coupe 3.8 260k miles, Ford Powerstroke 400k miles etc.... this thing has so many bells and whistles Im having my grandkids telling me what the hell they are and shuting them off if possible.....It hauls ass but boxer engines worry me so I will be in the middle lane most of the time, no racing kids on 95 here in VA for me.....the only complaint I have is the hard ass seat but Ikea has some nice small cushions for that

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[ROFL it's Waffle]

Anytime I hear someone "am I too old to..." I interrupt with a solid NO lol. Only you can decide what motivates you. I'm 37 but my hair color makes me look 57. Life is too short to wonder "man, should I try it, or not bother and always wonder if it was the right decision?"

I test drove a Gen-1 86 a few years ago and I had a hard time forgetting how much fun it was. Now as a serious prospective buyer, I'm super excited to make it my daily and throw on some WS90's come winter time. Our 3-yr old daughter LOVED going for drives in the S2k, called it her racecar. I'm looking to bring back those fun little drives "looking for trains" as we whip around the backroads and going "vroom" under tunnels/bridges.

[Sasquachulator]

IF anyone thinks going from say a porsche or BMW to an 86 is "going backwards" think of it this way....

if going backwards means spending less money...then by all means im going backwards...cuz if you're going "forwards"...what comes after BMW....Porsche? then what aston martin? you're like adding at least 10 grand on top of your current car to "upgrade" to the next one.

Its more accurately portrayed as "going downmarket"

Get 90% of that porsche for 35% of the money, and pocket the other 55% for other things

[ROFL it's Waffle]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

Get 90% of that porsche for 35% of the money, and pocket the other 55% for other things

Your math checks out.

[bcj]

Statistically, you're likely to spend more time in a Porche going backwards through hedges.








... it's joke, more sour grapes than anything else.

[Matt93SE]

44 here and the FRS is the weekend race car. It's a toy I can afford to smash into a wall and walk away from. Yeah I might shed a tear, but it's an affordable toy. I don't race a Corvette or Mustang because I'd rather have cheaper operating and maintenance costs.

When I'm racing, people kinda expect to see a young punk kid get out- then I climb out of the car and pull off me helmet and people see a grizzled graybeard with a Dad bod. good times. That said, there's another guy I race with that runs a Baby Grand (tiny tube frame NASCAR looking thing with a 4 cyl Mazda)-- the guy is 85 yrs old and can whoop my ass on track. kudos to him!

I also used to be prez of the local Z club. We had members that were 18 and members that were 80 driving the same chassis- everything from Datsun 240Zs to brand new 350Zs (the 370 wasn't out yet.)

So no, age has no limit when it comes to cars. Drive what makes you happy.

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by ROFL it's Waffle

Your math checks out.

That extra 10% is the torque dip penalty in my math.

[Flarpswitch]

I can understand that if someone thinks that the BRZ/86 is age specific if only because it is obtainable by someone who is working their first good job as opposed to where I am, watching my contemporaries be laid to rest one by one. I'm closing in on 72 and I'm on my second BRZ. My question: who is laying the age appropriate trip on you? Marketing folks like to use terms such as 'Entry Level' for any relatively affordable car with the assumption that you have to trade up as soon as you have the extra cash. Keep in mind that the Mazda MX5 Miata was created by shamelessly cashing in on the idea of the Lotus Elan. The plan was to appeal to the buyer who had a sports car when they were young and single, but now that they have a family, a good job and a little extra jingle in the pocket, the Miata was just too hard to pass up. There was a time when the Miata was first introduced and I bought a new 1989 Mazda MPV. I would have driven home a new Miata also if it were not for the fact that my head bumped the frame of the convertible top. I suffered through a series of Triumphs, MGs and Austin Healeys and I was not going down that road again. I forgot that I did not like my Elan all that much, but maybe it was my assumption that Mazda could build a better Lotus, at least one that you could live with. When I bought my BRZ(s), I was not asked how old I was, just how I wanted to pay for it.

[7 skulls]

52 here and using my FRS for a work commute 2 hours a day. I am a little creaky getting out at the work parking lot but I park so far away, no one notices. My younger coworkers all were surprised by my ride with lots of questions.
Recently bought a hyundai santa cruz for when I just want to sit back and relax. The frs is like a new puppy, eager to play; the cruz is like a old dog, comfy.

[loungin]

Just got my gr86 last week and feeling my 40+ back is too old for the car. Porsche is so much more comfortable even with carbon fiber seats. My wife loves it though. Sporty daily driver for her and I’ll track it on weekends.

[Dadhawk]

210,000 miles in the FRS and still driving it at least 90 minutes a workday from my eary 50s now to my 60s. There is nothing about this car that is for "a certain age". It's a fun, reasonably priced car that fits all ages with it's classic looks. When I bought mine the "First 86" group was a mix of all ages, leaning more towards 50 than 20. (If you don't know what "First 86" is, search on this site, plenty of info)